Very little if they do. To sell two airlines for $82 million total is a firesale. What did XJET IPO for back in the day? For that little my guess is that DL just wanted the A/C debt off their balance sheet or didn't want the responsibility of running them.

If they can find a buyer for Comair (Skywest probably) it will be next.

Quoting enilria (Reply 13):
Very little if they do. To sell two airlines for $82 million total is a firesale. What did XJET IPO for back in the day? For that little my guess is that DL just wanted the A/C debt off their balance sheet or didn't want the responsibility of running them.

Well DL dumped EV for 400M IIRC
and Delta is keeping the CR9/CR2 and E75 fleets(sub-leasing them to XJ and CP)

Quoting enilria (Reply 13):
If they can find a buyer for Comair (Skywest probably) it will be next.

The thread that said something like "Delta sells Mesaba and Compass" must have been deleted, it referenced the Delta press release. It was the first thread on this topic. (another thread has appeared with the title too, but it's the very first one I was talking about that has disappeared).

here's the link from the Delta. com Newsroom section, dated July 1, 2010:

For who? Mesa? im not sure why OO or RH would want them......hate to say it this way but it would be better for OO and RH to let Mesa die and OO/RH to step in to fill the void.
And if your talking about OH then RH or OO would be pretty stupid to by them. If OH was parted out 9E and OO would be the winners in that one.....and RH wouldn't be getting any aircraft if they went of OH.

WOw... I hadn't made it to the company website until just now. There is a long list of FAQs (all written from the Pinnacle perspective) and it addresses the saab issue. That just adds even MORE salt to the wound. This webcast conference call shall be interesting since it is open to Mesaba employees as well. I hope the outrage and disgust is channeled professionally. =)

Quoting azjubilee (Reply 22):There is a long list of FAQs (all written from the Pinnacle perspective) and it addresses the saab issue.

Did I have it right or did i misunderstand?
The way i got it was they will keep the XJ SF3s but the DCI contract will be just like DL pulling them 2 a mon. till the end of 2012. Then after the 9E/9L/XJ will shift them to other carriers, but they will be staying. Did i get that right Azj?